Curriculum Vitae Robin James Philip Murphy

Employment

Press & Communications Officer website and social media. ❏ Events - Events in the European Party of European Socialists (PES) ​ Brussels, Belgium | October 2018 - Present Parliament. ❏ Internal and external newsletters The PES brings together the socialist, social democratic, labour and democratic parties from Communications Officer all over the European Union, UK and Norway. Penumbra (mental health organisation) With 33 full member parties it is the second Edinburgh, UK | December 2014 - May 2018 largest European political family. As part of the organisation’s communications team I was Working closely with senior management and responsible for: services, I was responsible for:

❏ Press - Writing press releases and fielding ❏ Press work - Writing press releases and ​ ​ media enquiries, working with senior fielding media enquiries. leadership and colleagues in the Policy Unit. ❏ Media and parliamentary monitoring ❏ Events - Organising the media element of ❏ Public affairs - Writing briefings, organising ​ ​ PES events, including European Council meetings and speaking with politicians. Preparation Meetings - which bring ❏ Managing websites and social media together progressive prime ministers, ❏ Producing videos and podcasts European Commissioners and party ❏ Report writing and editing leaders- and annual congresses. ❏ Internal and external newsletters ❏ Campaigns - I was the press officer during ​ Frans Timmermans’ 2019 Account Executive spitzenkandidaten campaign. Orbit Communications ❏ Website and social media management - ​ Edinburgh, UK | September 2012 – December producing content regularly and keeping 2014 online information up-to-date. ❏ Newsletters - Producing internal and ​ I worked in a small consultancy with clients in external newsletters, and managing a education, renewable energy, construction, life database of almost 10,000 contacts. sciences, and the third sector. Duties involved:

Communications Officer ❏ Media work and monitoring Mental Health Europe (MHE) ❏ Events Brussels, Belgium | May 2018 - October 2018 ❏ Social media

MHE is Europe’s largest non-governmental Parliamentary Assistant organisation representing mental health service Jenny Marra MSP () users, professionals and service providers. I , UK | September 2011 – May 2012 oversaw communications output, including: Part-time role supporting a member of the ❏ Press releases and media enquiries . Duties involved: ❏ Website and social media management - ❏ Media monitoring ​ content production and website updates. ❏ Policy research & briefings ❏ Design - Light design tasks: templates, ❏ Office administration ​ presentations, and graphics. ❏ Videos and podcasts - Producing, recording ​ ​ and editing video and audio for MHE’s

Robin James Philip Murphy | 2021 Curriculum Vitae

Education

Politics MA (Hons.): First Class Honours A Levels / AS Level , June 2012 Geology (B), History (C), Biology (C) / Critical Thinking (B) Winner of the Level 4 Politics Prize, awarded to Ludlow Sixth Form College, June 2008 ​ ​ the best performing Politics Honours student. GCSEs Modules: Theorising Politics, European Union 9 A* to B grades Politics, European Union approach to Includes: English Literature (A*), History (A), counter-terrorism (dissertation), European Maths (B), English Language (B) Extremism, Politics in Ireland, Surveillance post Lacon Childe School, June 2006 ​ ​ 9/11, Gender and Sexual Politics, Politics of the United Nations. Full UK car and motorcycle driving licenses (no endorsements)

Skills, experience and interests

Website, design, audio, and video software Events I have experience using software such as: I have organised, individually and as part of a part, a variety or successful events, including: ❏ Wordpress, OCR and Pingendo - Content ​ ​ ​ ​ Management System, and web ❏ Press events - Overseeing press areas at ​ development tool (bootstrap). high-level meetings and congresses. ❏ Photoshop - Creating graphics and ❏ Parliamentary events (European and ​ ​ materials. Scottish Parliaments) ❏ Cubase and Audacity - Audio software, ❏ Political meetings - Organising visits and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ recording podcasts. meetings with Scottish Government ❏ VSDC and Pinnacle Studio 21 - Video ministers, opposition spokespeople, and ​ ​ ​ editing software, used to create case MSPs and others. studies and information videos. ❏ Public consultation events ❏ Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Powerpoint ❏ Screenings and open days ​

Public affairs Blogging I have worked for a major European political As an undergraduate I wrote for Oxfam party and for a member of the Scottish Scotland as a Citizen Journalist (published ​ ​ Parliament and I know how to engage with the online) and Dundee University’s student political process. magazine - The Magdalen. Whilst working for Orbit Communications I wrote for their View Photography and videography From Orbit blog and the PubAffairs Blog. I have often photographed events for employers. This has included photographing Other interests prime ministers and European Commissioners. I I am a musician and play music in a band in have also produced videos, both in professional Brussels. roles and for projects in my spare time.

References

Available on request.

Robin James Philip Murphy | 2021 Curriculum Vitae